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 Dec 2014 J
Kyra
broken
 Dec 2014 J
Kyra
I hate myself for thinking
that I was the lucky one
when you were the broken one

Because since you've left
There's been a persistent dulling ache inside me
fueling with anything that reminds me of you
Keeping my heart tamed when I hear your name
is just as impossible to keep the tears from flowing

Now I know what it feels like to be broken
but you're not here for me
like I was there for you
 May 2014 J
Camellia-Japonica
Is it natural to dislike a moth yet like a butterfly?
Mojito flavoured beer helps the spring birds sing
I'm sat yet floating in the last rays of spring sunshine
Remembering when I was yours and you were mine.

Memories gratify, whilst faults grate
Did you love me or the butterfly within?
I hear my scoff at this thought, I'm more moth you see
Butterflies capitalise on their pretty lies.

You fell for the pretty lies
You fell for the pretty wings
You fell for the notoriety being with a butterfly brings
You fell for the purposes of the accident report

So, I guess I dislike myself, since I am more moth
I froth at this revelation, come late this spring sun
Applesauce faults gloss over the fact that I the moth
Will morph into butterfly come summer.
© JLB
 Apr 2014 J
Camellia-Japonica
Women
 Apr 2014 J
Camellia-Japonica
We women fold linen
some believe we live solely in the kitchen
we are a force of nature,
we nurture children, we are driven,
we kiss things better, we matter.

We women hold opinions
we women mould opinions,
where else but in the kitchen,
nurturing, washing, listening,
dishing wisdom with love.

We women are cloaked
in many roles,
politician, clinician,
villain, lover, mother, cook
smothering all under our cloak.

We women suffer more
due to our nature, we're also tougher
than a right hook!
Duck next time women are driven
to anger.

We women are the ignition
of life, love and understanding
we go by many names,
Mother, sister, aunt, wife and nan.
Our own name lost to time.

Would I want to be a man?
No.
We women are fruition,
we are magicians,
we are are giants in our own right.
© JLB
 Apr 2014 J
S
i want you to feel what i feel through my writing as if it truly is my minds word and not just me fabricating a bunch of crap up with a few large words or a poetic sound
 Apr 2014 J
Camellia-Japonica
Pink
 Apr 2014 J
Camellia-Japonica
"It's a girl" they said
Ooooooh think of all the pink things
Like booties and bows
Dolls, and toys that aren't for boys

"Sweet sixteen, and never been kissed"
Blow the candles out love
Your mother spent hours baking
Your mother spent hours labouring

"She's a woman now!" They cried at her 18th
"We'd better watch them boys!"
But what about the girls?
Why aren't you watching them?

Is it because those girls are at the kitchen sink ?
Awaiting a boy's wink of approval?
Through buttermilk sweetness these
Pink girls think.

You men are ******
Full of tricks
That send half these girls to a shrink
But it's time to have a rethink

We fair maidens view you
Through basilisk eyes
We fairer *** are
Crueller than you

It's time to drop kick the pink
Permanently into the kitchen sink
And slink behind you
With a candlestick

After all I'm just a pink girl
Who would believe that the
Pink mess on my dress
Is your brain?
© JLB
 Apr 2014 J
Oscar Enamorado Jr
I once had exclusive access to you, before you wanted things your way. I would talk, you would listen breathlessly. You would talk, I'd stop everything just to hear you share your thoughts. I created things and I let you name them all. I gave you everything and you wanted for nothing. I walked with you daily. Beside the running streams we would spend pleasant afternoons watching the waters run by endlessly. I would pass my fingers through your hair as you lay down. I'd touch your face and you'd awake with a pure smile, innocent as a dove. Remember the doves? You picked that name for them and another name they'll never know. Not one day have I forgotten. Our time together I'll treasure forever. I'll never forget a single smile, a single sunrise, a single word, a single moment. I'll treasure my time with you beyond the folding of ages.

We had it all together. I had you and you had me, and the trust between us was the most pristine serenity. I told you that I loved you. I showed you that I loved you. I gave everything, because I love you, but you wanted more than I could give. You wanted to see beyond the trees that marked the outer edge of our peaceful garden. You wanted to go where the light did not reach. You wanted to taste the fruit that spoils. You wanted to feel the soil that dries out quickly. You wanted to hear the voice of liars. You wanted to know the sensation of falling down. So one day I lead you out beyond the sweeping cedars at the gardens edge. Unable to deny your choice and keep your love, I let you go with a heaviness in my heart that towers above the mountains I look down upon as I look over you. When you left I vowed to never walk the garden again. I placed an unbreakable seal on the entrance, least anything defile the memories I hold as sacred.

Do you remember our pristine garden? Do you remember our endless days? Do you remember our timeless walks? Do you remember our breathless talks? Do you remember our time together? Do you remember me like I remember you? I haven't forgotten. Not a moment has escaped my mind. I gave you all the goodness you've ever known, but you had to test the troubled waters.

I am still in love with you. I am still reaching out to you. Do you remember when I gave you roses by the acre? I remembered that as I bore my crown of thorns. Do you remember when I gave you a partner of your own kind? I remembered that when I was abandoned by everyone that I loved. Do you remember when I called you my friend? I remembered that when I was kissed by my betrayer. Do you remember when we watched the waters flow by the stream? I remembered that when my blood poured out in rivers. Do you remember when you told me that you'd never hurt me? I remembered that when I hung from the nails. Do you remember when you asked me how much that I loved you? I remembered that when I spread my arms and died for you.

I once had exclusive access to you, and I've given everything to have you back. The garden I once made is now overgrown with pain and sorrow, so I made you a heaven. Come back to me and I'll never let you go again. I've waited so long and I've stayed true to you. Everything I have is yours. Everything I am is love.
                                                   Come home.
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